WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 10/05/04

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The fate of Richard Burrow is in the hands of a jury. Are they close to making a decision? We'll have a live rep
ort.
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And they've been at a shelter for a week since the flooding. We'll see how long it'll be before they can go home.
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Tonight on News 7 sports - ACC notes from UVa and Tech, plus Victory Stadium is again out of commission for this Friday night.
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and Dale Junior's four letter slip violates the George Carlin code and costs him cash and possibly prizes in the Chase for the Championship.
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The metro areas will probably escape it but frost is likely in most outlying areas. The chilly details just ahead.

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News 7 starts right now.
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A federal jury is considering the fate of Richard Burrow.
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Jurors say they need more time to get the job done
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
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And I'm Jean Jadhon.
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What was supposed to be an eight day trial will now stretch into a twelfth day, as a jury decides whether it should convict Richard Burrow on federal fraud charges.
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After seven hours of deliberation today, the panel told Judge James Turk they had made some progress, but needed to come back tomorrow.
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Steve Smallshaw is at the courthouse in Charlottesville tonight. Steve does either side read anything into this?
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A Wythe County deputy got more than he bargained for when he tried to serve a protective order this afternoon. The deputy saw 51 year old William Randolph Monday mowing his lawn around noon. When he approached the house, sheriff's officials say Monday grabbed two pistols and then ran in the house and came out with a shotgun. Investigators say Monday pointed the gun at the deputy and threatened to kill him. After an hour standoff, Monday was taken into custody, served the protective order and then charged with felonious assault of a police officer.

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The Roanoke Valley Red Cross has announced it will be shutting down its shelter at the Salem Civic tomorrow night. The shelter was home to more than 150-people following last Tuesday's flooding [***FLOODING IN MONITOR***]
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But, as Myranda Stephens tells us, that number has come down significantly . Yeah, Jean... there are about 35-people now left at the shelter.
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But, with it closing tomorrow night, those few will soon need to find homes. As it turns out, some already have.
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[RUNS02] ((I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE 14)) It's a good day for Gary Davis and his wife Sharon [2514 CRYING, THEY'VE BEEN ANGELS 19] [RUNS05] They just got a new home.
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[runs06] ((WE WENT AND LOOKED AT IT A WHILE AGO, AND FELL IN LOVE IN WITH IT, AND THE MAN JUST CALLED ME BACK AND SAID YOU YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE IT 22)) Tuesday's flooding forced the Davis' and their four children out of their Bradshaw Road home. They lost just about everything, and have been living at the shelter ever since. But, tomorrow morning, they're checking out.
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((I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK INTO ANOTHER FLOOD ZONE YOU KNOW )) Searching classified ads at a shelter -- is not the way Debbie Worrell pictured spending her 40th birthday.
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[runs04] ((NO IT'S NOT BUT I'M THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE 08)) After losing her job and being flooded out of her apartment all in the same month, Debbie's just trying to stay positive. And even though it hurts to see others at the shelter move on, she knows her day will soon come.
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[runs07] ((I'M HOPING I CAN FIND A HOME THAT'S NICE FOR MY KIDS, AND THAT IS AWAY FROM THE WATER SO WE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN.))))
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The Red Cross says it will help those remaining at the shelter find new homes.
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But, Jean the agency needs help too. Officials announced last week it's goal to raise 250-thousand dollars for its Disaster Relief Fund. So far, it's raised less than 20-percent of that.

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While some people are getting a new home, others are still trying to clean up the one they have... Susan Bahorich was in the Craig Creek area of Botetourt County today where some flood victims say help has been a longtime coming...
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((After a week of mopping up the pieces of their creek-soaked lives - Jane Gabrielle is getting some help.
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The American Red Cross sent a representative to survey the scene and offer some aid after numerous emails. And, that's not all - a representative from Congressman Bob Goodlatte's office is calling her back.
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Gabrielle and her fiancee, Clayton Ellers are musicians, but since flood waters made their way into the couple's home the power washer as has become the instrument of choice.

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((CLAYTON ELLERS, FLOOD VICTIM: THE FLOOD INSURANCE THAT WE'LL GET WILL PROBABLY COVER ABOUT A TENTH OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY LOSS.)) [RUN:05]
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[INQ=.. Saved our guitars...]
((JANE GABRIELLE, FLOOD VICTIM: ... SAVED OUR GUITARS AND SOME ART SUPPLIES I CAN SAVE, BUT THE COMPUTER I DO DESIGN ON, IS TOAST.)) [RUNS:09]
[OUTQ= ... is toast.]

The couple estimates they lost about 100-thousand dollars worth of belongings.

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((SUSAN BAHORICH, REPORTING: ON MONDAY, GOVERNOR MARK WARNER ASKED PRESIDENT BUSH TO DECLARE 20-CITIES AND COUNTIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH DISASTER AREAS. BOTETOURT COUNTY WAS ONE OF THOSE AREAS. OFFICIALS SAY THE AREA SUSTAINED TWO-MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.)) [RUNS:13]
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((SPENCER SUTER, BOTETOURT CO. COMMUNICATIONS MGR.: WE HAD 28-HOMES AND 14-BUSINESSES IDENTIFIED AS SUFFERING DAMAGE FROM THE FLOOD. PLUS, WE HAD AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE OF MORE THAN 875-THOUSAND DOLLARS.)) [RUNS:15]
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Now residents in Botetourt will join countless others waiting for the President to make a decision. If he decides this damage qualifies as a disaster - FEMA officials would set up shop to help.
SB, News7, Botetourt Co. ))

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Still ahead on News 7, taking the pulse of a neighborhood development group in the midst of a criminal investigation of the organization's finances.
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Plus how an area college is giving a fast-growing profession a shot in the arm.
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City and State police began their investigation of the Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization this week.
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A management review of N-N-E-O began in June and was supposed to take 30 days.
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The criminal investigation just got underway yesterday.
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(( The management review was completed in August. Among its findings: N-N-E-O books haven't been audited, nor have income tax returns been filed since 2001. There's $120,000 missing from the Organization's accounts, $15,000 in unpaid real estate taxes is due the city. Nash says it's sad, but won't say whether it's a crime. [2:45] ((WELL, I THINK WE'LL LET THE AUTHORITIES DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT THERE'S FRAUD OR ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. IT'S A REASONABLE CONCLUSION THERE'S PROBABLY SEVERE MISMANAGEMENT.)) [RUNS:15] In his 10-page report, Nash also says former N-N-E-O Executive Director Susheela Shende was terminated, that the board didn't approve the contract she got for work on the Fifth Street Gateway project. [17:15] ((THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS BEING MADE HERE WITHOUT EVIDENCE AND FACTUAL BASIS THAT THERE WAS SOME WRONGDOING ON MY PART. OR THAT THERE WAS SOME CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND IT'S ALL INCORRECT.)) [RUNS:11] With the exception of a single dollar figure which Nash admits was wrong, he says he stands by the report. [4:25] ((YEAH, THE REPORT IS AS ACCURATE AS IT COULD POSSIBLY BE.)) [RUNS:04] Shende believes she's been publicly maligned, even liabled. [23:30] ((AND IT'S DAMAGING TO IMPLY THAT I WOULD ENGAGE IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS I HAVE A BUSINESS. MY REP IS WHAT I'VE GOT.))

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Even as Shende says Nash has defamed her, she claims Nash is the one with a conflict of interest, pointing out that he has proposed Blue Ridge Housing take over the Gateway project, supplanting her firm in the process.

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The Chairman of state's House Finance Committee collapsed this morning.
Manassas Delegate Harry Parrish was rushed to a Northern Virginia hospital in serious condition.
Parrish collapsed around 8 a-m during a meeting of the Virginia Municipal League in Alexandria.
He's 82 years old.

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Stocks ended mixed as oil prices headed to a new high. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The DOW fell 39 points today.
The NASDAQ rose three.
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County administrators from Franklin, Bedford and Pittsylvania county have called a special joint meeting tonight to discuss their concerns regarding Smith Mountain Lake.
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The officials will gather to develop a list of ideas they hope to present to A-E-P during its re-licensing process. Some of those ideas include ways to improve the water quality and recreation at the lake, along with reducing the rate of electricity to the counties for official purposes, such as schools and government offices.
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Physician assistant is a term you may be hearing a lot more in hospitals and doctors offices.
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It's the third fastest growing profession in the United States. For some students it's an alternative to medical school, because the program takes only two years.
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The number of physicians assistants is expected to grow by 49 percent in 10 years.
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((WILTON KENNEDY/JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES; WE DON'T WORK INDEPENDENTLY WE WORK AS A TEAM PLAYER WITH A PHYSICIAN TO HELP THEM SEE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PATIENTS THEY CAN WHILE AT THE SAME TIME GUARANTEEING QUALITY OF CARE ))
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There are four physician assistant programs in Virginia including the one at the Jefferson College of Health Sciences.
There are 143 nationwide.
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Coming up tonight on News 7 Sports - Dale Junior is penalized - we'll hear from the new Chase leader Kurt Busch. Plus, Beamer has some fond memories of Wake.
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And Victory Stadium will be dark for another Friday night. This Patrick Henry has been displaced by the stadium's condition.
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Martinsville Speedway was busy today as nine nextel Cup teams tested for the October 24th Subway 500. The hot topic was how NASCAR docked Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25 championship driver points and fined him 10 thousand dollars for cussing in the post race interview after winning at Talladega.
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The condition of Victory Stadium has claimed another high school football game.
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News 7 Sports has learned that this Friday's Patrick Henry game with Heritage will not be played at the stadium. In fact, it appears that the Patriots will have to do the unthinkable - travel an hour to Lynchburg and play their homecoming game on their opponents field. The official game site will be set tomorrow, but attempts to play the game at Salem and Glenvar were unsuccessful.
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ACC rivals Virginia and Clemson play Thursday night. Among the Tiger's threats; safety Jamaal Fudge and linebacker Leroy Hill. Fudge is averaging over 8 tackles a game
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while Hill is the conference's leading tackler, making over 10 stops a contest.
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The Hokie Nation is expected to turn out in full force this Saturday and give Wake Forest something it rarely has -- a sellout. In the 37 year history of Groves Stadium there have only been 13 capacity crowds. Frank Beamer can't wait to get Winston-Salem - a place frequented as a child and was supposed to visit while in high school.
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[go to aprisa 12001] And you can watch the Demon Deacons and Hokies right here Saturday at Noon.
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The divisional playoff series opened this afternoon with a bang.
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The high powered St. Louis Cardinals tied the major league record for the most homers in a postseason game as they hit five out of their home park to whip the Dodgers 8-to-3 in game one of the best of five series. Game two is Thursday night in St. Louis. (------------)